Connecticut western news., 1887-02-09
FALLS VILLAGE.

George V. Capron spent Sunday with Millerton relatives.
 Mrs W. c. Daley of Hartford has been spending week or more with friends here
 Miss Carrie Hall is visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 The Methodist ladies aid society will meet Wednesday, if pleasant, if not, Friday afternoon, with Mrs NO. Briggs.
 The job of inventoryiug at Hall, Horn beck X Co.'S store. which has occupied some three or four weeks time, was con- cluded last week.
 Miss Julia Goodwin has been quite sick in New York, with fever. Her mother went down last week to attend her. She IS gaining and will return home soon.
 The orchestra furnished music for a dance at J. H. Hurlburt's, Lime Rock, Friday night, where twenty or more couples assembled. The orchestra num- bers five pieces and they have given better satisfaction than Roxy" their music being easier to dance by. Mir John Decker, late of MiIlerton, is leader
 The funeral of Mrs Graves of Pittsfeld was held at the Methodist church, Thursday, and the burial was at the Canaan Mountain cemetery. She was sister of MT Elisha Gillette. Wallace Van Tassell has left H., H. X Co.'S, his time being up for which he was engaged. He will start grocery store with his brother-in-law, Frank Barnum. in the house of the latter at South Canaan. He will take orders here. at Amesville and that village. If far dealing and affabilty avail anything he will succeed.
 A large lathe for turning drivers and which weighs upwards of ten tons has been purchased by the railroad company and was taken into the shop Saturday Previously they could turn hut one. now double the work can be performed.
 Locomotive Mo- l of the Danbury and Norwalk branch has been in the shop for repairs. It has been numbered 40.
 Mir Julius Hosford. while having a spell of dizziness, of which he had been troubled frequently of late, fell week ago Saturday, striking his side against a block of wood He arose and was around day or two, paying but little attention to it. It was however discov cred that two or three ribs had been cracked. Ky exposure he took cold, in flammation set in and on Thursday afternoon the death angel summoned him, ard he expired at the age of eighty years, or he would have been eighty the coming month. He was eminently ar old landmark, having been born in this town and always resided here, the las fifty years at the old home where he died, He was spoken of as kinG father, friend and neighbor and will bt much missed in his neighborhood. Ht was for upwards of thirty years librarian of the Douglas library and when tht town was divided attended regularly every meeting after it was held at Nortl Canaan until about five years ago. Hi funeral was held at the Methods church Sunday. The sermon wa preached by Rev Jesse Alderman, as sisted by Rev D. M Moore of the Con gregatienal church, which was closed out of respect for the deceased. Hi text was John IA, the first three verses The church was filled. The burial wa at the Grassy Hill cemetery.
 Mir Jeremiah Hosford of Friendsville Pa, Mrs Mary Watson of Chatham N. Y., and son, William, of Schuyler vile, N. T.. and Mrs Carrie Matson ant daughter of Bridgeport, Ct., attended the funeral of Mir Hosford
 Rev Mir Alderman has gone away ol visit and will not return till Thursday Mir Daniel Scoville of New Marlboro formerly of Weatogue, we hear has pur chased the Wickham farm at Huntsville to take possession in the spring.